The Boston Celtics star wanted to move forward and put the incident behind him, but he did address the incident after facing the OKC Thunder.
in the immediate aftermath of the incident, hadn’t been given until after Boston’s loss against Oklahoma City. After originally saying he didn’t have a comment on it, Brown said, “obviously I was pissed that I didn't get to compete in that game.
That was another big time matchup that I had circled on my calendar. Obviously, playing against the Spurs, it was a good team, and I came out to a great start. I felt great. I felt like I was ready to have a big-time performance.”of his life. He was in complete control of the game when he had the ball, and he already had seven assists when he got tossed just before halftime. Brown admits he should have controlled his emotions better, but he doesn’t think the ejection was warranted. “In certain spots, maybe I could have been a little bit better,” he told reporters in Oklahoma City. “But, you’re passionate, it's a big game, you want to see emotion, you want to see your star players showing that emotion. “I don't think I deserved to get tossed. And I think the NBA agreed because I didn't get fined or anything like that.” The NBA’s lack of a fine does come off as a sort of endorsement of Brown’s line of thinking. If Brown was in the wrong, he might have faced further punishment, especially considering his prior criticism of the officiating. He was fined $35,000 for a rant after their loss to San Antonio at home earlier this season. The main issue for all the Celtics who commented wasn’t just that Brown got thrown out, it’s that Crew Chief Tyler Ford wasn’t the one to eject Brown, even though he was the one being directly confronted by Brown. On video, it seemed like Ford was telling Brown to calm down and retreat. Umpire Suyash Mehta came in and gave Brown his second technical, despite not being directly confronted.“I just give a ton of credit to my high school principal. He had the balls to throw a student out,” Mazzulla said. “He didn't leave it to the hall monitor.”As much as Mazzulla is trying to protect his player, he’s also making a point that Ford had the situation under control and didn’t need any help. Something he said more directly on Thursday.weekly radio appearance . “And I think that's part of the relationship between players and officials as they continue to grow. And Tyler has been around a long time.” Brown has had a lot to say about the officials all season long, but as far as this incident is concerned, Brown is over it.Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendationsJohn Karalis is a 20-year veteran of Celtics coverage and was nominated for NSMA's Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year in 2019. He has hosted the Locked On Celtics podcast since 2016 and has written two books about the Celtics. John was born and raised in Pawtucket, RI. He graduated from Shea High School in Pawtucket, where he played football, soccer, baseball, and basketball and was captain of the baseball and basketball teams. John graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism and was a member of their Gold Key Honor Society. He was a four-year starter and two-year captain of the Men’s Basketball team, and remains one of the school's top all-time scorers, and Emerson's all-time leading rebounder. He is also the first Emerson College player to play professional basketball . John started his career in television, producing and creating shows since 1997. He spent nine years at WBZ, launching two different news and lifestyle shows before ascending to Executive Producer and Managing Editor. He then went to New York, where he was a producer and reporter until 2018. John is one of Boston’s original Celtics bloggers, creating RedsArmy.com in 2006. In 2018, John joined the Celtics beat full-time for MassLive.com and then went to Boston Sports Journal in 2021, where he covered the Celtics for five years. He has hosted the Locked On Celtics podcast since 2016, and it currently ranks as the #1 Boston Celtics podcast on iTunes and Spotify rankings. He is also one of the co-hosts of the Locked on NBA podcast.
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